RPF constable found dead at home in Mumbai

MUMBAI: A female constable with the Railway Protection Force (RPF ) was found dead under mysterious circumstances at Mira Road on Wednesday night. The Mira Road police are waiting for her autopsy reports which will disclose the exact cause of death. An accidental death record has been created as of now. Shalini Patel, 33, was attached to the Bhayander RPF outpost. She stayed at Poonam Nagar in Mira Road East with her husband, Shilkumar, and two sons. Her husband is employed with the railways.

Patel had taken sick leave for a week. “Her husband left for work in the morning. When he returned, Patel was lying on the bed. He tried to wake her up but she wouldn't stir. The couple's older son, aged 8, was at school while the younger one, aged 4. was at home,” a police official said. Patel's husband rushed her to the Bhaktivedanta Hospital in Mira Road where doctors declared her dead around 8.40pm. No external injuries were found on the body nor was a suicide note recovered. The body was sent to the JJ postmortem centre for an autopsy. Bhayander RPF officials said they were informed of Patel's death around 10pm. “Our personnel visited Bhaktivedanta Hospital and spoke to the doctors concerned. They met Patel's relatives at the hospital and also visited her residence,” a senior RF official said. The Mira Road police will be making inquiries with Patel's husband.